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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Corder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corder and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Corder:
    • 39.099189, -93.638904
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Corder
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
    • Since Corder is near Saline County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Corder

Curious and Interesting Names Near Corder ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cuba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cuba is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dover is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Emma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Emma is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <1>
  • Fortyville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortyville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortyville
  • Grand Pass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Pass is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Hodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hodge is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Little Osage Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
  • Mayview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Miles Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Miles Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
  • Page City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Page City is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
  • Sugartree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sugartree is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree

How Far From Corder to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Corder to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Corder and extending to:

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Corder to Lexington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 889 miles [1,430.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Corder to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0992, Longitude: -93.6389       In this case, the coordinates for Corder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.39 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.49 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.199 degrees.